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Artist
James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869
Copy after
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828
Bass Otis, 1784 - 1861
John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815
Sitter
John Hancock, 12 Jan 1737 - 8 Oct 1793
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Thomas Jefferson, 13 Apr 1743 - 4 Jul 1826
Date
1818
Type
Print
Medium
Etching and stipple and line engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 90.5 × 65.5 cm (35 5/8 × 25 13/16")
Mat: 106.9 × 81.4 cm (42 1/16 × 32 1/16")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Fruit
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Decorative
Symbols & Motifs\Seal
Nature & Environment\Vegetable
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
John Hancock: Male
John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
John Hancock: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
John Hancock: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Thomas Jefferson: Male
Thomas Jefferson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Thomas Jefferson: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Thomas Jefferson: Visual Arts\Architect
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\President of US
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Thomas Jefferson: Science and Technology\Inventor
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia
Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Governor\Virginia
Thomas Jefferson: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution